Finlay vs Oluwaseyi
Finlay and Oluwaseyicompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Finlay was ranked #175 and Oluwaseyi #2952 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2006, Finlay was ranked #493 and Oluwaseyi #596 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2013, Finlay was ranked #5742 and Oluwaseyi #4050 among girls in England and Wales.
Finlay and Oluwaseyi over time
Finlay and Oluwaseyi appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Finlay held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Oluwaseyi in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys24 shared years, 1996–2025
Finlay held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Oluwaseyi in 0.
Highest recorded here: Finlay #57 in 2005, Oluwaseyi #1027 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Finlay #175, Oluwaseyi #2952.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 1996–2013
Finlay held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Oluwaseyi in 3.
Highest recorded here: Finlay #752 in 1999, Oluwaseyi #2278 in 2004.
The order changed in 2009: Oluwaseyi moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #3005 and #3860; by 2009 that had become #4564 and #3936.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Finlay #5742, Oluwaseyi #4050.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Finlay | Oluwaseyi |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #175 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2952 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Finlay has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Oluwaseyi.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Finlay
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1646 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2024–2024
Highest recorded position: #11 among boys in Scotland, in 2024 (recorded 2024–2024).
Scotland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #175 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Oluwaseyi
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2952 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys